Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American film, stage and television actress. McDormand began her career on stage and made her screen debut in the 1984 film Blood Simple, having since appeared in several theatrical and television roles. McDormand has been recognized for her performances in 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), 'Short Cuts' (1993), 'Fargo' (1996), 'Wonder Boys' (2000), 'Almost Famous' (2000), 'North Country' (2005), 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2012), 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017), 'Nomadland' (2020) and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021). Throughout her career, she has been nominated for eight Golden Globes, five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Emmy Awards. She is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting", winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her role as Marge Gunderson in 'Fargo'. She also won Best Supporting Actress from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Florida Film Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in 'Wonder Boys' (2000). McDormand returned to the stage in the David Lindsay-Abaire play Good People on Broadway from February 8, 2011 to April 24, 2011. In 2017, McDormand starred in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' which earned her a second Academy Award for Best Actress. McDormand has been married to filmmaker Joel Coen since 1984, they reside in New York City along with their adopted son Pedro.
73 movies · 11 shows
Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
2026·0.0
Wolfs
2024·6.5
Women Talking
2022·6.8
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth
2022·0.0
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021·6.9
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021·7.0
Nomadland
2021·7.2
The Oedipus Project
2020·10.0
The Origins of Ebbing
2018·6.0
Isle of Dogs
2018·7.8
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017·8.1
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017·6.3
Hail, Caesar!
2016·5.9
The Good Dinosaur
2015·6.7
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015·6.1
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015·10.0
She's The Best Thing in It
2015·1.0
Habitat Eart
2015·0.0
Promised Land
2012·6.3
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012·6.6
Moonrise Kingdom
2012·7.7
This Must Be the Place
2011·7.0
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011·6.2
The Botany of Desire
2009·6.6
Finding the Burn
2008·0.0
DC Insiders Run Amuck
2008·0.0
Burn After Reading
2008·6.7
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008·6.8
Friends with Money
2006·5.1
Æon Flux
2005·5.6
North Country
2005·7.2
Something's Gotta Give
2003·6.6
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
2003·6.0
Minnesota Nice
2003·7.4
Laurel Canyon
2003·6.0
City by the Sea
2002·5.8
Searching for Debra Winger
2002·6.4
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002·0.0
Upheaval
2002·7.7
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001·7.5
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000·0.0
Almost Famous
2000·7.5
Wonder Boys
2000·6.8
Talk of Angels
1998·5.5
Madeline
1998·6.2
Johnny Skidmarks
1998·5.5
Paradise Road
1997·6.4
Hidden in America
1996·5.1
Palookaville
1996·5.9
Lone Star
1996·7.0
Primal Fear
1996·7.7
Fargo
1996·7.8
Bleeding Hearts
1995·5.0
Beyond Rangoon
1995·6.5
Talking With
1995·0.0
The Good Old Boys
1995·6.7
Short Cuts
1993·7.2
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993·8.0
Crazy in Love
1992·4.6
Passed Away
1992·5.4
The Butcher's Wife
1991·5.7
Barton Fink
1991·7.5
Hidden Agenda
1990·6.9
Miller's Crossing
1990·7.4
Darkman
1990·6.4
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990·0.0
Chattahoochee
1990·5.8
Mississippi Burning
1988·7.7
Raising Arizona
1987·7.1
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986·6.3
Crimewave
1985·5.5
Scandal Sheet
1985·5.8
Blood Simple
1985·7.3